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Monday, November 03, 2008

Lewis Hamilton drove to a quiet finish in 5th place on Sunday's race at Interlagos.. NOT.

It was definitely a nail-biting end to the deciding race for world championship yesterday at Sao Paulo! The race was at 1am Singapore time and I stayed up to watch the whole thing. The adrenaline pumping through my blood vessels was enough to keep me wide awake and on the edge of my sofa (not really cuz I was just lying flat down). I was rooting for Hamilton all the way and I thought all was lost when he slipped from the crucial 5th place to 6th in the final 71st lap. But as Timo Glock chose to stay out on the dries, the rain which started to become heavier near the closing stages of the race saw Glock struggling to keep his pace, which enabled Hamilton to easily pass him and snatch back the 5th position. Though I was cursing Massa to crash throughout the race, I felt a bit sorry for him as he thought he'd won the race when he crossed the finishing line ahead of Hamilton as the race winner. Who'd have thought that Hamilton would snatch back the crown title in the last 3o secs of the race! Poor Massa. He was surely devastated as Hamilton won the championship by a mere 1 point ahead of him.

Anyhow, I'm so so happy that Hamilton managed a world championship only in his second year of his Formula 1 career. Not only is he the first black driver in F1 history, he's also the youngest ever driver at 23 to clinch the world title. Another thing that kept me awake yesterday- Hamilton's girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger. Hahaha she is damn hot!

Kimi finished in a quiet 3rd place and I really hope he will come back stronger next year to fight for the world championship. Now I can't decide if I prefer Kimi or Hamilton more haha!

♥ 10:40 AM